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Unit 2 600BCE-600 CE

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Alexander the Great Successor of Philip II, conquers Egypt and Persian empire, spreads Greek culture.
Silk Road Large and prosperous trade route stretching from China-Europe.
Philip II King of Macedon from 359-336 BCE. Takes Greece under his control, tries to attack Persia, until his assassination in 336 BCE.
Confucius Chinese scholar, who spread philosophies of ethical morals, social order, and harmony.
Confucianism System developed by Confucius and the followers of Confucius for ethical teaching. It is Non-theistic, and humanistic.
Hellenistic Era Time of Greece cultural influence and power, prosperity in literature, art, philosophy, math, and science.
Darius I Third king of the Persian Empire, focused on architect, government, and the invasion of Greece.
Caste System The organization of society into a hierarchy, splitting people into groups called castes, which determined his/her position in society.
Constantine the Great The emperor of Rome, who was the first Roman Christian, and who allowed tolerance of all religions.
Socrates A Greek philosopher who believed in absolute right or wrong, considered the founder of Western philosophy.
Zoroastrianism A religious philosophy, taught by Zoroaster which became a formal religion around 600BCE.
Legalism A Chinese philosophy which calls for following the law strictly, uses a monarchy and uniformed social classes.
Helots Slaves of the Spartans, worked agriculturally, and revolted multiple times.
Peloponnesian War War between Athens and Sparta, with the Spartans winning, this caused Athens to lose its reputation.
Cyrus II Founder and king of the Persian Empire.
Qin Dynasty First imperial dynasty of China (221 to 206 BCE) A monarchy that followed Legalism.
Han Dynasty Dynasty following the Qin, considered the golden age of China (207 BCE – 220 CE). Taoism and Confucianism where strongly present.
Caesar Augustus The first Roman Emperor, following Julius Caesar, he was the founder of the Roman Principate, a military dictatorship which replaced the Roman Senate.
Pax Romana The "Roman Peace", an era of low expansion and peace. Established by Caesar Augustus, lasted over 200 years.
Mauryan Empire An iron age expansion period during the Mauryan Dynasty, largest empire at the time, and had a unified government.
Chandragupta Maurya An emperor who unified India and founded the Mauryan Empire. Ruled from 322-298 BCE.
Yellow Turban Rebellion A rebellion in China during the Han Dynasty from 184-205 CE over the cause of land distribution and mistreatment of farmers. The Han government and army defeated the rebels.
Polis Greek city states such as Athens, Thebes, or Sparta. The Poleis where self governed and independent, with distinct social classes.
Buddhism A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha. He taught enlightenment, to end suffering, and the elimination of craving to achieve Nirvana.
Pericles The general of Athens, he led Athens during part of the Peloponnesian War, and encouraged democracy in Athens.
Patricians Romes elite families, who had higher statuses and dominated politics.
Plebeians Romes free, land owning citizens, usually lived in poverty, but some rose to heights of great wealth. Despite being a majority, they did not hold much ground when it came to politics.
Plato A Greek student of Socrates, who became a philosopher and great mathematician.
Aristotle A Greek student of Plato, who was an expert in many topics, including math, science, physics, logic, politics, ethics, etc. He taught Alexander the Great
Theocracy A type of government that translate to "rule by gods", believed in a religious hierarchy, where a deity ruled the city.
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